It is definitely the best Windows 8 tablet on the market, but at this moment in history that is not saying a whole lot.

— Olen Ronning, Artefact, 2/26/13

It's difficult to argue with this clear-eyed assessment of the Surface Pro as a creative tool from Artefact reviewer Olen Ronning.

Like him, I think that the device should be dramatically better given six months and meaningful third party development support. Given the slow rate of quality apps showing up in the Windows 8 store, though, the latter is not a guarantee.